Could atoms be reordered to enhance the performance of electronic devices? A surprising discovery about quantum wells by a team from @sandialabs.bsky.social , @uarkansas.bsky.social and @dartmouthcollege.bsky.social points to a promising answer.

Ferroelectric materials are found in everything from sonars to cell phone speakers. Most of those materials have lead, but a team that includes researchers from @uarkansas.bsky.social showed that a lead-free alternative can be promising. #UArk

Nearly 1 in 4 Arkansans used tobacco in the last 30 days. That’s well above the national average. The new findings come from the @uarkansas.bsky.social Arkansas Health Survey, which gives a detailed picture of the state’s health.

New tests from a team of physicists @uarkansas.bsky.social confirm graphene-based solar cells can be used to power temperature sensors. @fulbright-college.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/803...

Industrial engineering researchers @ the U of A were awarded $588K by the Air Force to study the dynamic role of information in network protection in the face of disruption. @uarkansas.bsky.social @deptofwar.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/803...

An international team of researchers, including the U of A’s Amelia Villaseñor, recovered ancient tools from three sedimentary layers in Kenya showing continuous use spanning 300,000 years. @uarkansas.bsky.social @fulbright-college.bsky.social #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/2-75-million...

Electronic systems for planes must withstand vibrations and the shock of landing. The UA Power Group met those challenges to create a smaller, lighter silicon carbide-based system. Then they took it for a test flight. @uarkansas.bsky.social

The NSF awarded an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the U of A’s Fulbright College $700K to monitor changes in an Alaskan river ecosystem @fulbright-college.bsky.social @uarkansas.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/803...

The NIH awarded $2M to @uarkansas.bsky.social researchers to study how individual differences in the genetic backgrounds and diets of fruit flies can influence susceptibility to metabolic diseases. @fulbright-college.bsky.social @aimrc.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/801...

R.J. Elbin discusses how concussion care has evolved and improved in latest Short Talks @uarkansas.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/801...

 Did Mars once have an ocean? Researchers at @uarkansas.bsky.social found geological evidence of an ancient ocean on the red plant. @fulbright-college.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/800...

Latest Discover RED Video Highlights U of A Contributions to the 2025 Venice Biennale @uarkansas.bsky.social @fayjonesschool.bsky.social #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/discover-red...

A researcher from @uarkansas.bsky.social developed a new, environmentally friendly method to remove danger dyes from wastewater. #UArk

NIH awards $1.8M to @uarkansas.bsky.social researchers to investigate how physical forces influence the way cells move, grow, divide and respond to their surroundings, particularly in the context of diseases @aimrc.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/800...

In the latest “Short Talks from the Hill” podcast, learn how the Psychology Clinic at the @uarkansas.bsky.social provides high-quality, affordable care. @fulbright-college.bsky.social #UArk

Want to know how you might succeed in life? A Walton College researcher found the personality traits that lead to a range of successes in life, from leadership to contentment. @uarkansas.bsky.social #UArk

Chemical engineering professor Karthik Nayani received a prestigious CAREER award from the NSF to understand how DNA organizes the structure of cells. @uarkansas.bsky.social‬ arkansasresearch.uark.edu/chemical-eng...

Arkansas Research Alliance awards ‪@uarkansas.bsky.social‬ $1.8 to expand economic developments efforts. news.uark.edu/articles/798...

 After a data breach, how can companies repair their reputation with both customers and investors? New research from Walton College found what works – and what isn’t worth the money. @uarkansas.bsky.social #UArk

Researchers at @uarkansas.bsky.social‬ found a fast, inexpensive and accurate new way to detect COVID-19 using liquid crystals, the same technology in our televisions and screens. #UArk

New paper co-authored by U of A researcher Lucas Delezene confirms early species of Hominins co-existed in Ethiopia 2.6 million years ago @nature.com‬ #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/discovery-co...

Controlled release systems deliver medication precisely inside the body. Innovations by ‪@uarkansas.bsky.social‬ researchers could improve these systems, boosting human and animal health. #UArk

Delicate fresh-market blackberries are picked by hand, but labor for harvesting can be hard to find. A robotic gripper from ‪@uarkansas.bsky.social‬ could be the answer. The device received a U.S. patent. #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/797...

New paper by Vincent Chevrier makes the best case yet for the existence of brines on Mars, a crucial precondition for Martian habitability @uarkansas.bsky.social #UArk news.uark.edu/articles/797...

New study by researchers from the U of A finds that targeted concussion care improves quality of life over the longer term @uarkansas.bsky.social‬ #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/targeted-con...

What does it take to bring home the big bucks as a CEO? New research from Walton College shows that corporate leaders with Machiavellian personalities are paid more—even when their stock performs poorly. @uarkansas.bsky.social #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/personality-...

Inflight loss of control is a leading cause of plane crashes. New research from ‪‪@uarkansas.bsky.social surveyed pilots on the causes of these dangerous incidents and how to avoid them in the future. #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/research-exp...

Stress causes us to make riskier decisions. New research from @uarkansas.bsky.social explains the factors behind these choices and shows how men and women are affected differently by stress. @fulbright-college.bsky.social #UArk arkansasresearch.uark.edu/people-make-...

Research @UArkansas identifies diet driven differences in how canary immune systems respond to infection while revealing how a protein diet primes the birds to resist infection @uarkansas.bsky.social @sauerscientist.bsky.social @clstacy.bsky.social news.uark.edu/articles/786...

Congrats to Kevin Murach on receiving an Independent Investigator Award from the NIH! @uarkansas.bsky.social‬ @kevinmurachphd.bsky.social news.uark.edu/articles/786...

In Arkansas, 44% of high school seniors have vaped at least once. Two @uarkansas.bsky.social‬ researchers hope to bring that number down with a program for Central Arkansas youth. arkansasresearch.uark.edu/new-program-...